Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Closing the Gap
The students learn what GDP is. They will learn different measures of GDP as well as how GDP per capita can be used to compare countries. They will also calculate GDP per capita and learn how poorer countries can converge, or close the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Does the Nation Consume?
This lesson will focus on what the nation consumes and how that is measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the United States, the goods and services produced for household consumption account for about two-thirds of total output.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Arts and Economics
Highlights the vital role the arts play in our economy using key economic concepts like gross domestic product and employment. Incorporating data from a variety of primary sources, this infographic strives to capture the economic...
Council of Foreign Relations
Terrorism Questions and Answers: Economics
Part of an extensive website from the Council on Foreign Relations devoted to understanding all aspects of terrorism and its implications for the United States, this section focuses on the economic impact of the September 11, 2001...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Principles of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles, Aggregate Demand and Supply
A comprehensive look at the way aggregate demand and supply affect the business cycle. Information used is current to 2003. From the Department of Economics at the University of Colorado.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Financial Crisis
In this instructional activity, students will explore what GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GDP growth mean, how stock and housing bubbles develop, and the causes and consequences of a housing market crisis. The instructional activity...
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides information in the following areas: About Us, Banking Information, Economic Education, Job opportunities, News Items, Publications, Economic Research, Savings Bonds,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston provides information about: Quick Picks, About the Federal Reserve, Banking Information, Community Affairs, Economic Research, Educational Programs, Financial Services, and Publications.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Depression Defined
This is a very thorough definition of economic depression by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides information in the following categories: Inside the FRBSF, Economic Research, Financial Services, Economics Education, Community Affairs, Banking and Finance in the West,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides access to information in the following categories: General Information, Monetary Policy & Business Conditions, Financial Services, Banking, Community Affairs, Consumer...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta provides access to information in the following categories: the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Federal Reserve System, Banking & Finance, Economics, Publications, Search, Site...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Critical Thinking Questions
This section provides a list of 10 critical thinking study questions over the content of Chapter 6: Economic Growth from Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Problems
This section provides four problems to solve based on the content of Chapter 6: Economic Growth from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
Information Technology Associates
Ita: Australia: Economy
An overview of the Australian economy with related statistics and figures, such as GDP, inflation rates, unemployment rates, and much more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Adjusting Nominal Values to Real Values
When you examine economic statistics, it's crucial to distinguish between nominal and real measurements so you know whether or not inflation has distorted a given statistic. Learn how to adjust GDP numbers for inflation in this article....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Business Cycles
Practice what you've learned about the business cycle, and how different phases of it relate to GDP and the unemployment rate, in this four-question exercise.
Other
Metrocosm: How We Share the World
In this geographic interactive, students can visualize the world via the following six ways: GDP, government debt, population, births, wealth and billionaires.
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Economic Growth Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Economic Growth. Economic growth refers to the ability of the economy to increase its total real output or real GDP, or its real output per person. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for...
Other
South Western Learning: Aggregate Demand / Aggregate Supply
View the summaries of economic news stories related to Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. Each story is accompanied by questions for students.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More Using Less
Through this economics lesson you will learn about widget production. One of the tasks is to see how productivity can help solve problems.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 6: Components of Economic Growth
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Discuss the components of economic growth, including physical capital, human capital, and technology; Explain capital deepening and its significance, analyze the methods...
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The Aggregate Supply Curve
"The Aggregate Supply Curve," by Baumol, William J., and Alan S. Blinder. Economics: Principles and Policy, 7th ed. Orlando, FL: The Dryden Press, 1997, pp.628-642.